Posts Tagged ‘Elections’
Early Voting Begins for Md. Primary
Early voting centers opened Thursday across Maryland, and will be open daily – including Saturday and Sunday – through next Thursday, July 14th for the primary election. Voting centers are open between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Primary election day is Tuesday, July 19th. Voting center locations and more primary information can be found at…
Read MoreVote-by-Mail Legislation Gets Final Approval in Del. General Assembly
Fri. Is Filing Deadline For Candidates To Run In Del. School Board Elections
Delawareans with an interest in running for a local school board in 2022 have until this Friday March 4th at 4:30 p.m. to file, according to the Delaware Department of Elections. School board elections will take place Tuesday, May 10th. For more information and the filing procedure, please CLICK HERE To learn where seats are…
Read MoreVIDEO | Md. Gov. Hogan Sets Priorities In His Final State-of-the-State Address
Governor Larry Hogan Wednesday thanked Marylanders for their persistence through the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as providing him with the opportunity to serve as governor for two terms. The two-term Republican delivered his final State of the State Address. “My message to you tonight is that we must all learn to live with this virus,…
Read MoreMd. Mails Out Requests For Mail-in Primary Ballots
Maryland voters will start to receive forms to request a mail-in ballot in advance of the 2022 primary election. The Maryland State Board of Elections said Monday that more than 3,000,000 registered voters will have the option of asking for a mail-in ballot. Marylanders with a state driver’s license or MVA-issued ID card may also…
Read MoreControversy Swirls Around Md. Legislative Redistricting Votes
The Maryland House of Delegates has approved new maps for legislative districts that were produced by the General Assembly’s Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission. Republican lawmakers made a final attempt Thursday to get support for maps produced by the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission, a panel that was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan in early 2021. Fair…
Read MoreMaryland Lawmakers Head Into 2022 Session
Questions Arise About Public Comment Ahead Of Md. Special Session On Redistricting
Marylanders have the opportunity to testify during a General Assembly special session next week, but one group says the process of submitting comment is not very inviting. Governor Larry Hogan Thursday encouraged support for the fair maps he has transmitted to the Maryland General Assembly on behalf of the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission. “Gerrymandering has rightly been…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Council Schedules Public Hearing On Redistricting Proposal
Wicomico County Council has set Tuesday, December 7th for a public hearing to consider a recommendation of the redistricting committee. The committee has approved a proposed map of councilmanic districts to reflect the results of the 2020 census, for the 2022 election. The public hearing will be held at the Wicomico County Government Office building…
Read MoreMd. Legislative Redistricting Panel Approves Congressional Map Proposal Redrawing 1st District
The Maryland Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission has selected a proposed map of congressional districts for the 2022 elections, just over two weeks before a special session of the General Assembly. The panel Tuesday voted along party lines in favor of one of four maps that were released last week. The First District, currently Represented by…
Read MoreUPDATED: Viewings, Funeral For Former Gov. Ruth Ann Minner
UPDATED 12:30pm: On Wednesday, November 10, Governor John Carney, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney, Governor Minner’s family, current and past members of the Cabinet and General Assembly, former staff, and members of the community will attend Governor Minner’s memorial service. The service will be live-streamed on de.gov/live.The service will begin at 1pm in Milford. President…
Read MoreJones & Saliba Elected to Lewes City Council; Webb, Panetta & Nichols Elected to Lewes BPW
Two Lewes City Council seats were up for grabs in Saturday’s election. Newcomers Carolyn Jones and Khalil Saliba were the top vote-getters. Election officials say 56% of the city’s registered voters turned out – 878 votes were cast – including 204 absentee ballots. Jones won 583 votes and Saliba received 538. Incumbent Rob Morgan got…
Read MoreGov John Carney’s 2021 Delaware State of the State
Md. Voter Registration Deadline Is Tuesday
If you are a Marylander who wants to vote in next month’s election, this Tuesday is the deadline to register online to vote.Registration can be accomplished at a local board of elections office, or online at elections.maryland.gov.The deadline to register online is 9:00 p.m. Tuesday. Voters may also update status or register in person at…
Read MoreSchool Board Elections Tuesday
Delaware school board elections are Tuesday – statewide. In Sussex County there are three contested elections. For the Indian River School District – Gregory Goldman and Constance Pryor are running for the District 4 seat. Incumbent Charlie Bireley is not running for re-election. Polling locations are Lord Baltimore Elementary School and Indian River High School…
Read MoreUPDATED: Sussex School Board Results
In the Cape Henlopen School District – the 5-year at-large seat will be retained by incumbent Allison Myers, however Area C voters have replaced incumbent Andrew Lewis with Janet Maull-Martin. Cape’s second at-large seat will see Roni Posner step down, effective June 30th so Bill Collick will fill the final year of her term. Collick…
Read MoreSchool Board Elections are Tuesday
School board elections are Tuesday. There are two districts in the Indian River School District with contested elections – In District 3, Dana Probert is challenging incumbent Leolga Wright. There are two candidates vying for the District 5 seat – incumbent Derek Cathell and Carla Ziegler. In the Woodbridge School District – Jeffrey Allen and…
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